In a protracted, typically rambling speech delivered from behind bulletproof glass, Trump recommended his political opponents could have been behind the failed assassination bid.
“Those that wish to cease us … have slandered me, impeached me, indicted me, tried to throw me off the poll, and who is aware of, possibly even tried to kill me,” he informed tens of hundreds of supporters who had gathered for the occasion.
The gunman, who was shot useless, was a registered Republican and investigators have discovered no motive – and no political hyperlink – to his attempt on the former president’s life.
Trump additionally repeated false allegations that the Biden-Harris administration had redirected aid funds for areas devastated by Hurricane Helene and spent it on migrant packages.
Billionaire Elon Musk, who was the main guest at Saturday’s Butler rally, has promoted the accusations – once more with none proof – to his 200 million followers on his X platform.
